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I'm looking for a...
>very portable external hd
>that has 320GB to 1TB
>that can be connected to the NookColor (which means that it has a micro usb cable or a mini usb to micro usb adapter)
>and can be mounted/navigated using the NookColor's File Manager Apps (Astro/Root Explorer/File Expert/ES File Explorer etc.)
Is it possible or am I dreaming?
You are not dreaming. The requirements are as follows:
Purchase a micro usg to usb(female) adapter. These can be found through amazon, where I got mine) or ebay. About $3.50
Be running cm7 (I am running 7.1 rc1 n144) and have nook tweeks installed.
Find an external hard drive with its own power supply. Usb will not power the drive through the nook.
I run flash drives and sd cards through a powered hub and have connected an old passport external hard drive (the ones with the external power supply) and a maxtor hard drive (I believe they called them book drives) which had an external power source.
Dal, Verygreen, and the rest of the excellent devs here have taken a little e reader and developed a 7" tablet that can rival almost any tab on the market at this time. Buy your adapter, a powered usb hub, and start playing with the usb host mode in nook tweeks. You're gonna love it.
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Will the USB thumbdrive work?
Yes thumbdrives work very well using the hub. I have 9 thumbdrives from 2-8 gb sandisk,sandisk cruzers,pny. It reads them all with no issues.
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Thought I would post a pic of my system. The stand is a griffin. A belkin powered hub, and a logitech bluetooth keyboard, logitech usb mouse.
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Could a webcam run off of that too?
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Good luck with the webcam. I have tried 2 cams; a logitech quick cam pro and a MI el chepo cam. Checking dmesg, both cams were recognized and assigned an IRQ but the software does not know what to do with them. I have tried ooVoo, tango, skipe, and yahoo messenger video plugin. The cam is not recognized by any of the programs. So far, that is the only issue I have had with host mode. Hopefully, the devs will come up with a way to get cams to work but, for now, I am content. I can connect my Nikon camera to the nook and dump my pictures directly to the gallery for review and editing or copy them to a flash drive for storage. There are new uses for this nook every day.
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>very portable external hd
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I don't think the Nook will power an external hard drive via the USB port, so you'll lose a lot of the portability you're looking for by having to drag around an external power supply.
Moshe5368 said:
You are not dreaming. The requirements are as follows:
Purchase a micro usg to usb(female) adapter. These can be found through amazon, where I got mine) or ebay. About $3.50
Be running cm7 (I am running 7.1 rc1 n144) and have nook tweeks installed.
Find an external hard drive with its own power supply. Usb will not power the drive through the nook.
I run flash drives and sd cards through a powered hub and have connected an old passport external hard drive (the ones with the external power supply) and a maxtor hard drive (I believe they called them book drives) which had an external power source.
Dal, Verygreen, and the rest of the excellent devs here have taken a little e reader and developed a 7" tablet that can rival almost any tab on the market at this time. Buy your adapter, a powered usb hub, and start playing with the usb host mode in nook tweeks. You're gonna love it.
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Do you think you can recommend one or at least link me into a site that has one? Preferrably a 1TB, and is very portable (small). I'm trying to do my own research but it's hard to find an external HD that requires external power supply. All of the HD's I've seen so far is getting it's power from the USB itself...
Moshe5368 said:
Thought I would post a pic of my system. The stand is a griffin. A belkin powered hub, and a logitech bluetooth keyboard, logitech usb mouse.
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that second picture looks like it has some different components from the first. I really like that setup far better than the first picture, could you either post or PM me all of its components?
I believe using a powered hub with any hard drive will work. Also I have a USB hub with a micro usb input, that could be used with a mini-b to micro-b cable. I think that would cut down the clutter.
Here are a few of the components I have been using for usb host mode. As previously posted, yes, a powered hub should work with one of the new compact hard drives.
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Hi people,
I read in a review that you can connect an external hard drive to the nexus 7 (the usb powered ones) via a USB Host Cable.
Could any of you tell me if this is correct or not? As i have an Archos 80 g9 and i know it cant do it off the micro usb only the USB 2.0 slot it has.
Thanks a lot for the help
Regards
Kurpter
Yes, it is possible but you may need to provide external power to the drive. Use a powered usb hub or something like that. The Nexus 7 most likely won't be able to output enough current to power a spinning drive.
Ah ok, so you are saying that you plug the usb host connection from the nexus to the usb hub and plug the hard drive in to another port on the hub?
I just want to know if this works as 16GB isnt much space when you want to take it on a trap to watch films.
cheers
you need to be rooted. my understanding is flash drives or micro sdcards are good to go, not sure an external hd will work unless powered as previous poster alluded
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Since N7's have been out for a few days, has anyone tried hooking up a portable hdd using a micro otg cable? I could plug my portable Toshiba hdd into my Acer A500 tablet without rooting and it would read the contents of the drive just fine. I would watch movies and view pictures as if it were an sd card. Wondered if the N7 unrooted could do the same?
ezzkmo said:
Since N7's have been out for a few days, has anyone tried hooking up a portable hdd using a micro otg cable? I could plug my portable Toshiba hdd into my Acer A500 tablet without rooting and it would read the contents of the drive just fine. I would watch movies and view pictures as if it were an sd card. Wondered if the N7 unrooted could do the same?
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No it does not mount the external storage nor does it have an option to do so. You need to root and install chainfire's stickmount app for this to work.
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No it does not mount the external storage nor does it have an option to do so. You need to root and install chainfire's stickmount app for this to work.
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Yes, root and stickmount. Does anyone need me to test an external hard drive? I can if you guys want.
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kurpter said:
Hi people,
I read in a review that you can connect an external hard drive to the nexus 7 (the usb powered ones) via a USB Host Cable.
Could any of you tell me if this is correct or not? As i have an Archos 80 g9 and i know it cant do it off the micro usb only the USB 2.0 slot it has.
Thanks a lot for the help
Regards
Kurpter
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Hi. I decided to use a wireless drive to store all of my music, movies and documents. So, I purchased the Seagate GoFlex Satellite Mobile Wireless Storage. You can use with Android or IOS devices. I love it.
Yes, its a no-go out-of-the box connecting to a USB thumb drive or a powered HD with a microUSB OTG cable. This doesn't really surprise me, though, because they would need to dynamically detect the device type and mount it on the system. What I haven't tried is a USB keyboard. Anybody do that?
wiithepeng said:
Yes, root and stickmount. Does anyone need me to test an external hard drive? I can if you guys want.
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yes could u test it out? i was thinking of buying a portable hard drive but not sure if it will have enough power to use it
does usb 3.0 work? or do i need to buy a usb 2.0
I've tested mine with an old 60GB WD Passport and a new 500GB Freecom XXS. Both are 2.5" USB powered external HDDs, and both worked fine.
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I've tested mine with an old 60GB WD Passport and a new 500GB Freecom XXS. Both are 2.5" USB powered external HDDs, and both worked fine.
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great thanks for the info. btw is the new one using usb 3.0 or 2.0? do u know if usb 3.0 will work?
I just plugged in a full-sized USB keyboard using my OTG cable and it works fine. I can touch type, use the cursor keys including ctrl+arrows to skip words, bring up menus with the context menu key just to the left of the right-hand ctrl key, etc, etc. I'm sure it must be using up my battery at a faster rate, though.
Edit: It's just occurred to me that there's a problem with using a USB keyboard to type when the N7 is in portrait mode: finding a stand to hold the tablet upright at the right angle when the USB-OTG cable is sticking out of the USB port at the bottom of the tablet.
Mind you, it's great being able to type at full speed without a soft keyboard hiding a large chunk of the screen.
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Edit: It's just occurred to me that there's a problem with using a USB keyboard to type when the N7 is in portrait mode: finding a stand to hold the tablet upright at the right angle when the USB-OTG cable is sticking out of the USB port at the bottom of the tablet.
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You can get OTG cables with a right angled micro-USB plug on them, which might help your stand problem. I have one on its way as I was concerned about knocking/bending/snapping the straight plug when its sat on my lap in portrait mode.
Edit: It's just occurred to me that there's a problem with using a USB keyboard to type when the N7 is in portrait mode: finding a stand to hold the tablet upright at the right angle when the USB-OTG cable is sticking out of the USB port at the bottom of the tablet.
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Or, just turn the tablet upside down so the cable is pointing up. The display will rotate appropriately.
I think but not sure that you'll want cm10 for the rotate from any angle thing...
chris100575 said:
I've tested mine with an old 60GB WD Passport and a new 500GB Freecom XXS. Both are 2.5" USB powered external HDDs, and both worked fine.
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how did you manage it ??did you use nexus media importer
Without a custom kernel, the external hdd won't work with Stickmount or NMI if it is formatted NTFS. I haven't actually used NMI, but others have posted about the NTFS issue.
I've been having trouble trying to root my Xoom so I can connect a camera and hard drive for when I'm off travelling next month.
Then I found an Android app called 'Nexus Media Importer', it was $3.00.
I have an OTG cable, and as soon as I plugged in my Imation 1TB external drive, it found it, the same with my camera.
So I can now play movies on my Xoom straight off the HDD.
Although the Xoom powers the HDD, I'm going to buy a powered USB hub to plug into the OTG.
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I've been having trouble trying to root my Xoom so I can connect a camera and hard drive for when I'm off travelling next month.
Then I found an Android app called 'Nexus Media Importer', it was $3.00.
I have an OTG cable, and as soon as I plugged in my Imation 1TB external drive, it found it, the same with my camera.
So I can now play movies on my Xoom straight off the HDD.
Although the Xoom powers the HDD, I'm going to buy a powered USB hub to plug into the OTG.
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Hey,
Can you copy-paste this files over from hdd to xoom?
EOS4 lets me do that - Its handy with pendrives and hdds
I know I should likely be asking in the Accessories sub-forum, but I'll give it a shot here since it's the Q&A section. I missed out on all the usb > otg cable threads, including the ones that specify which work best/which don't work or don't work at all.
With that said, my only need for otg > usb on my Nexus is to access my 1TB My PassPort external, or my 32GB Cruzer Glide to watch my HD/720p anime via Dice Player or MX Player as the anime itself will quickly clog up the space on my Nexus. That and read eBooks off one of my many usb sticks.
So I'm looking for recommendations/suggestions on which otg > usb to purchase. Can be from eBay/Amazon/etc. as long as it does the job.
I just bought one from Amazon for £2, will update you when it arrives but I don't think it matters much which one you get as long as it is an OTG cable. I just searched for "Nexus 7 OTG cable" on Amazon and picked the cheapest one. One thing I do know though is that your external hard-drive may not work as it won't get enough power from the Nexus 7, so that would need an external power source if it has the capability, as far as I know though the USB flash-drive should work fine. You also need the Nexus 7 Media Importer from the Play Store to pick up media from over USB.
Once you have a compatible OTGusb adapter I recommend you get the Stickmount app. While in the Play store getting Stickmount, note the available drivers for NTFS file systems in the Stickmount description and download them and install following the instructions. You will need those drivers for your PassPort (most likely formatted NTFS). You will also likely need a separate power supply for the Passport. I use a cable that came with my external portable dvd drive that has two usb connectors to one micro-usb. One usb to the OTG cable, one usb to power supply, micro-usb to N7. I can read/write/stream to and from my 750Gb Passport external.
I have my NP coming next week! Now I need to know what I should order to go with it. Should I get a USB hub for it? Can I use the Logitech k400 if I wanted? Can I plug a 1TB HDD in somehow to play my movies? My computer recently died so my plex server is down :/
I'd like to change ROMs on the device too.. So please advise. Thank you!
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Get an adapter cable from micro USB to USB female. Then get a powered USB hub - the passive ones probably won't be able to drive your HDD.
With Kodi, you won't need the PC-based server!
Lots of choices for a Bluetooth keyboard/mouse. I use my Logitech diNovo Mini.
I would recommend the Inateck HB4003 Gigabit Ethernet & 3 Port USB 3.0 Hub. It has the micro usb adapter built into it as well as an ethernet port & a hub. If you want to use your TV remote instead of the nexus player, I would recommend getting a FLIRC usb adapter as well.
Thanks for the ideas! I'm really pumped lol.. Kodi sounds like a perfect fit for me. Are there any restrictions on hard drive size that can be connected?
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I would recommend the Inateck HB4003 Gigabit Ethernet & 3 Port USB 3.0 Hub. It has the micro usb adapter built into it as well as an ethernet port & a hub. If you want to use your TV remote instead of the nexus player, I would recommend getting a FLIRC usb adapter as well.
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One thing I noticed with the HB4003 it looks like a regular USB end not a micro and the cable doesn't detach. Where you saying get that and the micro USB to USB female adapter? Thanks!
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One thing I noticed with the HB4003 it looks like a regular USB end not a micro and the cable doesn't detach. Where you saying get that and the micro USB to USB female adapter? Thanks!
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My mistake, you are right. Its has been so long ago since I put together my setup. I forgot that I also have a HooToo (HT-CT01) Micro USB OTG + 4 port charging hub as part of my setup (used to charge my cell phone, tablet, & game controllers). You will need a micro usb OTG cable if you go with the HB4003.
Regardless of which OTG cable you go with, make sure that it is a straight cable for OTG. If the otg device is a right/left angle cable or a short adapter, it won't work because of how scrunched the cables are.
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My mistake, you are right. Its has been so long ago since I put together my setup. I forgot that I also have a HooToo (HT-CT01) Micro USB OTG + 4 port charging hub as part of my setup (used to charge my cell phone, tablet, & game controllers). You will need a micro usb OTG cable if you go with the HB4003.
Regardless of which OTG cable you go with, make sure that it is a straight cable for OTG. If the otg device is a right/left angle cable or a short adapter, it won't work because of how scrunched the cables are.
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Thank you for replying! I'll order an OTG cable and the adapter you suggested. It not being powered isn't going to be an issue you think?
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talk2nate said:
Thank you for replying! I'll order an OTG cable and the adapter you suggested. It not being powered isn't going to be an issue you think?
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I've been thinking about this, and in this case it's better to get a powered usb hub, and plug a usb-ethernet adapter into that hub.
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It not being powered isn't going to be an issue you think?
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For me, it hasn't been an issue that the HB4003 is not powered. Then again, all I have connected is a FLIRC adapter, mini usb receiver for my Lenovo N9502 keyboard/mouse, & a thumb drive.
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I've been thinking about this, and in this case it's better to get a powered usb hub, and plug a usb-ethernet adapter into that hub.
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I chose the adapter to reduce clutter & reduce my millions of wire behind my TV. The way I see it, having one less USB connected device is one less thing to diagnose (I am always flashing roms & plugging & unplugging devices to the USB hub.
Hmm is this a viable option?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KRY4YJW/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_Bzuyvb0FJ38VS
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For me, it hasn't been an issue that the HB4003 is not powered. Then again, all I have connected is a FLIRC adapter, mini usb receiver for my Lenovo N9502 keyboard/mouse, & a thumb drive.
I chose the adapter to reduce clutter & reduce my millions of wire behind my TV. The way I see it, having one less USB connected device is one less thing to diagnose (I am always flashing roms & plugging & unplugging devices to the USB hub.
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Yeah, but now having a ssd to increase userdata space is a valid method, it changes a limitation of the NP. For me personally I'll just hide away the clutter.
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talk2nate said:
Hmm is this a viable option?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KRY4YJW/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_Bzuyvb0FJ38VS
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Sadly, no one can tell you for sure unless they've tried it.
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Hmm is this a viable option?
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This is what I have. Click here for my review on XDA. However, there is only 1 USB port that is connected to the OTG. The remaining 4 ports are for charging purposes only. If you need more than 1 USB port fort OTG purposes & possibly an ethernet port, I would get the HooToo and the Inateck.
The way mine is wired is:
Nexus player ---> Micro USB Cable (provided) ---> USB extension cable (OTG cable is short and wanted to hide the hub) ---> HooToo Hub (back HooToo USB OTG port) ---> Inateck Hub (Front of HooToo Hub)
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This is what I have. Click here for my review on XDA. However, there is only 1 USB port that is connected to the OTG. The remaining 4 ports are for charging purposes only. If you need more than 1 USB port fort OTG purposes & possibly an ethernet port, I would get the HooToo and the Inateck.
The way mine is wired is:
Nexus player ---> Micro USB Cable (provided) ---> USB extension cable (OTG cable is short and wanted to hide the hub) ---> HooToo Hub (back HooToo USB OTG port) ---> Inateck Hub (Front of HooToo Hub)
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Hehe...that's your setup? How is that reducing clutter?
If anything, removing the HooToo hub is reducing clutter, unless you need more than the OTG ports on the Inateck hub.
So micro to USB female > inateck hub with Ethernet is probably the best choice then.. I just wish I know it'd push a 1TB HDD and a Logitech K400.. Thats all I'd hook up to it.
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So micro to USB female > inateck hub with Ethernet is probably the best choice then.. I just wish I know it'd push a 1TB HDD and a Logitech K400.. Thats all I'd hook up to it.
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Most probably not as the 1TB hdd will require a powered usb hub.
Unless it's one of those that has it's own power source.
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Hehe...that's your setup? How is that reducing clutter?
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There is a method to my madness! It makes more sense when you see my setup.
My setup:
1x Harmony Smart Hub (USB Powered)
1x Winegard LNA-200 Boost XT Digital HDTV Preamplifier (USB Powered)
2x Micro USB Cables (Charging Tablet & Phone)
The Hootoo hub allows me to charge/power all 4 devices using 1 power brick instead of 4 individual power bricks. Having a functioning OTG was icing on the cake.
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So micro to USB female > inateck hub with Ethernet is probably the best choice then.. I just wish I know it'd push a 1TB HDD and a Logitech K400.
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Yes, that sounds right (make sure it says OTG). Is your 1TB HDD self-powered or is it powered through the USB port? If it is self-powered, it should work. I just plugged up my spare 1TB Fantom Self-Powered (power brick) HDD to see if it works and it seems to be okay. If it is not self-powered, it may be ymmv.
I have two HDDs actually. Both 1TB but one was in my desktop and I'd just order a powered enclosure for and the other is a western digital mobile drive without power.
So I'm pretty sure I'll go micro otg > inateck> powered HDD and Logitech K400.. That's really all I can see I'd use really. My TV is on the other side of the room. So not like I'll be walking over there much.
I'm stoked!
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I have two HDDs actually. Both 1TB but one was in my desktop and I'd just order a powered enclosure for and the other is a western digital mobile drive without power.
So I'm pretty sure I'll go micro otg > inateck> powered HDD and Logitech K400.. That's really all I can see I'd use really. My TV is on the other side of the room. So not like I'll be walking over there much.
I'm stoked!
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Why not plug the hdd into your router? It'll be accessible everywhere, easier to add/delete files on it.
My router is an older N 300 Cisco.. Sadly I've got no USB support for something like that atm. I'm looking into a router upgrade though. But the one I have has worked well for about 2 years now.
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My router is an older N 300 Cisco.. Sadly I've got no USB support for something like that atm. I'm looking into a router upgrade though. But the one I have has worked well for about 2 years now.
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Certainly something to consider.
But seriously, if all you're going to put on that hdd is media, plugging it into your PC and sharing it works the same as plugging it into a router (only bad point is that your PC needs to be switched on for the hdd to be accessible). If you're going to be plugging/unplugging your hdd from your Nexus Player just to add files, it gets old pretty fast.